Looking at the top 20 salaries in the league.....(not cap hits as the argument here has been expecting a trend towards actual value/salary rather than long contracts with frontloaded salary to drop cap hit towards the end of the contract).

Getzlaf certainy belongs among those names when you consider what he brings to the Ducks. There are names on that list that simply inspire a big ole WTF.

When you look at that list and see the number of names that are on teams that are really no threat whatsoever to win a Cup.....well you have to think that the teams that are going to be at top of the league 4 years from now are not going to be the teams paying out those salaries that are in the top 5 of that list. Not with a salary cap in the $66M range.

I know I would hate to be an owner of one of the NHL franchises that makes money and have to watch teams like Anaheim who lose $10.9M a year (according to Forbes) sign a player like Getzlaf to that kind of money when I would love to have him on my team for the same cash.....then have to cut a cheque to the league for revenue sharing.

Island Nucklehead wrote:Is he in Crosby/Malkin territory? Is he worth Stamkos money?

Malkin will be 27 when his present contract expires, we’ll see what he gets about 1 year henceforth.

It will be interesting to see where the Penguins are in the next couple years.

Malkin, Letang, Sutter, Kunitz, Orpik, and Niskanen will all need new contracts after next season.

Fleury and Martin have one more year after that.

If Getzlaf just got $8.25M per year then you know that Malkin will be wanting more than that. There is no way Kunitz and Letang don't want big raises after the years they have had in Pittsburgh lately. Fleury will probably want the same, though he's NOT worth it.

I'm betting Fleury is gone, and it will be interesting to see if they are able to come to terms with Malkin. They traded Staal because they knew they couldn't afford him, but with the salary cap dropping, signings like Weber, Suter, Parise, and now Getzlaf, I just have to think that future negotiations with Malkin and his agent just got a lot more difficult.

Meds wrote:When you look at that list and see the number of names that are on teams that are really no threat whatsoever to win a Cup.....well you have to think that the teams that are going to be at top of the league 4 years from now are not going to be the teams paying out those salaries that are in the top 5 of that list. Not with a salary cap in the $66M range.

You seem to be overlooking the fact that if the salaries of the top players go up

... the salaries of the lesser players go down.

There is only so much room in a team's budget or salary cap amirite?

This is all of course only while the cap remains stagnant.

The salary cap will probably be in the $80mil range "4 years from now".

Meds wrote:I know I would hate to be an owner of one of the NHL franchises that makes money and have to watch teams like Anaheim who lose $10.9M a year (according to Forbes) sign a player like Getzlaf to that kind of money when I would love to have him on my team for the same cash.....then have to cut a cheque to the league for revenue sharing.

If you were an NHL owner you’d understand that revenue-sharing helps ensure a financially healthy league.

If you were an NHL owner you’d understand a financially healthy league guarantees increasing franchise values.

Meds wrote:Looking at the top 20 salaries in the league.....(not cap hits as the argument here has been expecting a trend towards actual value/salary rather than long contracts with frontloaded salary to drop cap hit towards the end of the contract).

Getzlaf certainy belongs among those names when you consider what he brings to the Ducks. There are names on that list that simply inspire a big ole WTF.

When you look at that list and see the number of names that are on teams that are really no threat whatsoever to win a Cup.....well you have to think that the teams that are going to be at top of the league 4 years from now are not going to be the teams paying out those salaries that are in the top 5 of that list. Not with a salary cap in the $66M range.

I know I would hate to be an owner of one of the NHL franchises that makes money and have to watch teams like Anaheim who lose $10.9M a year (according to Forbes) sign a player like Getzlaf to that kind of money when I would love to have him on my team for the same cash.....then have to cut a cheque to the league for revenue sharing.

I sure hope that Gillis doesn't move the quality asset that Luongo is for just a quick fix veteren rental player. As Gillis thinks about plugging holes NOW he has to mind the future in the meantime as well. I don't think quick fix rental players is what this team needs, we are not cup favorites. Our best players, the Sedins, Burrows and Bieksa are all 30 year olds...we need to get Younger, Bigger and Faster.

"I just want to say one word to you. Just one word. Are you listening? - Plastics." - The Graduate

RoyalDude wrote:I sure hope that Gillis doesn't move the quality asset that Luongo is for just a quick fix veteren rental player. As Gillis thinks about plugging holes NOW he has to mind the future in the meantime as well. I don't think quick fix rental players is what this team needs, we are not cup favorites. Our best players, the Sedins, Burrows and Bieksa are all 30 year olds...we need to get Younger, Bigger and Faster.